The current status and future of orthopedic artificial intelligence in China—expert review
With the rapid development of modern science and technology,a series of high and new technologies represented by artificial intelligence(AI),extended reality,digital twins,brain-computer in-terface and so on are interwoven with traditional medicine.Among them,AI as a cutting-edge hot technolo-gy since the 20th century,has undergone a long and tortuous development of four stages:the first stage(1950-1956)—embryonic stage;the second stage(1956-1982)—formative stage;the third stage(1982-1990)—development stage;the fourth stage(1990-present)—flourishing stage.Now AI has gradually ex-tended to the orthopedic field,opening a new era of orthopedic AI.At present,in the field of orthopedics in China,AI is also widely applied in the diagnosis of orthopedics diseases,decision-making of surgical treatment,prognosis prediction,intraoperative intelligent navigation assistance,rehabilitation nursing and pharmaceutical research,improving the efficiency of medical work,reducing the burden of clinicians,and greatly promoting the innovation in the field of orthopedics.This paper will introduce the development histo-ry of AI and the current status of orthopedic AI in China,aiming to clarify the new area for orthopedic sur-geons,and also in order to inspire the new development of orthopedic AI.